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Branchioplax
Taxonomy
Branchioplax was named by Rathbun (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Branchioplax washingtoniana.
It was assigned to Pinnotheridae by Rathbun (1926); to Carcinoplacinae by Quayle and Collins (1981), Tucker and Feldmann (1990), Muller and Collins (1991), Karasawa (1992) and Karasawa (1993); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Mathildellinae by Karasawa and Kato (2003); to Goneplacidae by Rathbun (1916), Schweitzer et al. (2000) and Beschin et al. (2006); and to Mathildellidae by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Karasawa et al. (2008), De Angeli and Beschin (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli et al. (2010), Beschin et al. (2015), Beschin et al. (2016), Beschin et al. (2018) and Schweitzer et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Pinnotheridae by Rathbun (1926); to Carcinoplacinae by Quayle and Collins (1981), Tucker and Feldmann (1990), Muller and Collins (1991), Karasawa (1992) and Karasawa (1993); to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Mathildellinae by Karasawa and Kato (2003); to Goneplacidae by Rathbun (1916), Schweitzer et al. (2000) and Beschin et al. (2006); and to Mathildellidae by Karasawa and Schweitzer (2006), Karasawa et al. (2008), De Angeli and Beschin (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), De Angeli et al. (2010), Beschin et al. (2015), Beschin et al. (2016), Beschin et al. (2018) and Schweitzer et al. (2022).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1916 | Branchioplax Rathbun p. 344 |
| 1926 | Branchioplax Rathbun p. 42 |
| 1981 | Branchioplax Quayle and Collins p. 755 |
| 1990 | Branchioplax Tucker and Feldmann p. 415 |
| 1991 | Branchioplax Muller and Collins p. 82 |
| 1992 | Branchioplax Karasawa p. 1252 |
| 1993 | Branchioplax Karasawa p. 69 |
| 2000 | Branchioplax Schweitzer et al. p. 53 |
| 2002 | Branchioplax Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Branchioplax Karasawa and Kato p. 138 |
| 2006 | Branchioplax Beschin et al. p. 108 |
| 2006 | Branchioplax Karasawa and Schweitzer p. 60 |
| 2008 | Branchioplax De Angeli and Beschin p. 29 |
| 2008 | Branchioplax Karasawa et al. p. 96 |
| 2010 | Branchioplax De Angeli et al. p. 161 |
| 2010 | Branchioplax Schweitzer et al. p. 136 |
| 2015 | Branchioplax Beschin et al. p. 99 |
| 2016 | Branchioplax Beschin et al. p. 146 |
| 2018 | Branchioplax Beschin et al. p. 201 |
| 2022 | Branchioplax Schweitzer et al. p. 13 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Branchioplax Rathbun 1916
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†Branchioplax albertii De Angeli and Beschin 2002
†Branchioplax ballingi Remy 1954
†Branchioplax bidentata Birshtein 1956
†Branchioplax carmanahensis Rathbun 1926
†Branchioplax concinna Quayle and Collins 1981
†Branchioplax cordata Beschin et al. 2016
†Branchioplax parva Beschin et al. 2007
†Branchioplax pentagonalis Yokoyama 1911
†Branchioplax rossii De Angeli and Beschin 2008
†Branchioplax sulcata Muller and Collins 1991
†Branchioplax washingtoniana Rathbun 1916
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Invalid names: Pilumnoplax hannibalanus Rathbun 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available